The middle-aged woman's eyes widened when she heard this and she shouted angrily, "What did you say?!"
Tian Cai said calmly, "The old lady's pulse is a sign of exhaustion. She may die in five days at the shortest, or seven at the longest. You should discharge her from the hospital. At least she can die happily."
"No, it's impossible. My mother is just feeling a little unwell. Why do we have to prepare for her funeral?"
The middle-aged woman still couldn't believe it. In her opinion, the old lady had always been healthy except for her knees. She and the Red Army would take the old lady for a physical check-up every few years, and she had always been fine.
Tian Cai knew this news was shocking. She continued, "Think positively. Birth, aging, sickness, and death are all natural processes. Besides, the old lady wasn't seriously ill. Her condition was entirely due to aging. Simply put, the human body is like a machine. If a part breaks, it can be repaired and continued to function. But if all the parts age too rapidly, the machine will soon become useless. At least with the current level of medical technology in China, there's no way to fix it."
Tian Cai's words were so simple and straightforward that the middle-aged woman could no longer fail to understand. "So, my mother is old and her body is too old?"
Tian Cai nodded and said, "So in the next few days, whoever the old lady wants to see, please come back as soon as possible, let her do whatever she wants, and eat whatever she wants. At least she can leave without any regrets."
The middle-aged woman walked out of the clinic in a trance. When she saw the old lady standing at the hospital door carrying a bag, she could no longer hold back her tears.
"Why are you so slow? I've already packed up and you still haven't come out—"
The old lady had just opened her mouth to complain when she saw her daughter-in-law's tears and she was at a loss as to what to do. She, she was just complaining casually, and it didn't seem that bad, right?
"Xiuzhen, why are you crying?" The old lady was frantic and wanted to wipe her daughter-in-law's tears with her sleeve. "I don't mean to rush you. I just complained a few times. Don't take it to heart. Stop crying. If anyone sees you, you'll be laughed at."
Su Xiuzhen fought back her tears and forced a smile, "It's not because of that. The moxibustion method that Doctor Tian talked about is too difficult. I can't remember it. Wuwuwu——"
She tried to control herself again and again, but finally couldn't control herself. She couldn't help but cry while hugging the old lady at the hospital door.
"Oh, it doesn't matter if you can't remember. I have a good memory. I wrote it all down. Just do it tomorrow when I tell you to. There's nothing to cry about!"
The old lady patted her daughter-in-law's shoulder as she spoke, "At worst, we can go find this young doctor to give her some moxibustion. She seems to be in a good mood."
"Mmmmm, I listen to my mother."
The two have always gotten along well. The old lady is easygoing and hardworking, and she cooks delicious food. She was a widow since she was young and raised her sons alone. After they got married, she was busy taking care of them. The two get along like real mother and daughter, and they rarely have any arguments over the past few decades.
"Let's go home quickly. I'll make you sweet and sour eggs. If you cry again, I won't make them."
Seeing that her daughter-in-law was still crying, the old lady finally used her trump card.
When Su Xiuzhen heard this, she wanted to cry even more.
…
The old lady was the last one to come for the consultation. Tian Cai opened the door and saw that there was no one outside, so he went back to clean up the messy clinic. While making the bed and arranging the quilt, he was thinking about the old lady's pulse condition.
She had encountered a similar situation before in Hongqi Commune. At that time, she could not estimate the specific time of death so clearly, but she could only tell that it was recent.
Later she paid special attention to it and found out that the old man died on the tenth day, so Tian Cai was particularly impressed.
"Xiaotian, let's go and have dinner together!"
Doctor Li saw that the door of Tian Cai's clinic was open, so he stuck his head out and called out.
"Coming!" Tian Cai quickly tidied the table and chased after him with the lunch box.
Doctor Li is one of the two Chinese medicine doctors in Lanzhou Military Hospital. Her full name is Li Jinglan. She is a well-known gynecologist.
Another doctor, Qiu, who is good at acupuncture, recently went to the army to give acupuncture to the soldiers. Once the acupuncture starts, it is a course of treatment. It is inconvenient for the soldiers to come, so Doctor Qiu goes to the army every time and uses the medicine kits and acupuncture methods prepared by Tian Cai.
The two of them went to the cafeteria while talking about today's illness.
On the other side, after the old lady returned home, her second daughter happened to be at home. Su Xiuzhen gave her a few instructions and immediately ran to call her husband's office.
When dialing the number, her hands were shaking and she made several mistakes.
"Lao Pang, the doctor said our mom is dying!" A familiar voice with a crying tone came.
Several people who were discussing the battle plan with Instructor Pang in the office saw that the man who originally had a gentle smile on his face suddenly became serious.
"Are you still in the hospital? I'll be there now."
Just as he was about to hang up, he heard his wife anxiously shouting, "He's not in the hospital anymore. We've been discharged and he's at home now!"
Pang Dahai was stunned, "What about our mother?"
"Mom is fine now," Su Xiuzhen's voice was filled with tears. "The female doctor you said cured me with acupuncture said that Mom won't live for many days, and asked us to prepare for her funeral!"
When he heard it was Tian Cai, Pang Dahai's heart sank. Considering that girl's strength, this matter might be true.
His throat tightened. "Tell me more."
Su Xiuzhen then recounted the whole story of the consultation in detail.
Pang Dahai was silent for a long time, "I'll go back now."
"Why did you come back? Mom will be suspicious. Besides, when have you ever come back in broad daylight? You might as well call Manman and Zhenghui and call everyone back. They're right. We can't let Mom have any regrets. She's been saying she misses the children for a long time—"
"good."
After sharing her panic with Pang Dahai, Su Xiuzhen felt that her hands were not shaking as much. She rubbed her face to make herself look more energetic and hurried to the logistics department.
The old lady loves to eat pork ribs the most, so she wants to buy some. She also wants to see if anyone has some dried kelp and other things, so she can exchange them for some.
While she can still eat, quickly prepare something good so that the old lady can leave without any regrets.
…
Tian Cai was busy for many days after that and had long forgotten about this matter. So it was not until the couple came to her with things that Tian Cai learned that the old lady had passed away the day before.
Because everything had been prepared in advance, the old lady's funeral was conducted in an orderly and decent manner.
Tian Cai's estimation of the time was exactly right. The person passed away on the fifth day. Before leaving, the old lady was surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She did everything she wanted to do and ate everything she wanted to eat. The whole family was happy together.
The person passed away in his sleep. It is said that when he left, there was still a smile on his face and his face looked peaceful.
After Pang Dahai finished dealing with the old lady's funeral, he immediately came over with some things to thank Tian Cai. When he arrived at the clinic, he bowed to Tian Cai without saying a word.
"Dr. Tian, thank you so much for telling me that my mother could pass away without any regrets. I will always remember this kindness!"
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